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OF 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Schedule of Lines, Charges, &c. 



AND 



GUIDE ABOUT THE CITY, 



O T^ in I C E S : 

S. E. Corner Broad and Chestnut Streets. 
S. E. Corner gth and Chestnut Streets. 
Penn'a R. R. Depot, West Philadelphia. 
41 I o Lancaster Avenue, " " 

XSS' Carriages may be procured, and. 

information cheerfully given at these 

offices. 

J. H. BENHAM, Jr., 



(■eneral Sup't. 



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Rates for Special Parties. 

For a Carriage seating 10 persons, to or 
from any point between Delaware River and 
44th Street, E. & W., and Columbia and Wash- 
ington Avenues, N. & S |5 00 

Going beyond above limits for every 6 

squares, each passenger extra 25 

Calling for or delivering at various 
points within above Wmxis, each passen- 
ger extra 25 

Carriage by the day 20 00 

" 1^ '' 10 00 

To and from Theatres, Balls, Parties, 
Public Amusements, &c., for parties 
of not less than 5, each way, per pas- 
senger 50 

For Centennial Grounds 50 

Special arrangements made with parties of 
50 or more. 

Special arrangements made with Clubs, 
Lodges, Societies, &c. 

Orders received through Philadelphia Local 
and Am. District Telegraph Co.'s, without 
extra charge. 

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Private Parties. 



Parties of 10 or more people will find it to 
tlieir interest, both in matter of expense and 
sociability, to employ these Carriages, which 
are especially adapted to the purpose. They 
are roomy, comfortable, either open or closed, 
elegant in design and finish, drawn by superior 
quality of horses, and attended by experienced 
agents and drivers fully uniformed. 

For conveyance to Balls, Theatres, Op- 
eras, Parties, Centennial Grounds, Fair- 
mount Park, and about the suburbs of the 
City, for Families, Clubs, Lodges, Societies, 
&c., they will be found specially suitable. 
Extra care will be taken to provide for the 
comfort and safety of ladies and children, 
whose patronage is respectfully solicited. 

Each Carriage is limited to ten persons, and 
patrons will avoid the discomfort of crowded 
street cars, 'and the higher charges made by 
public hacks. 

Orders for parties of Five, or more, received 
through Philadelphia Local and Am. District 
Telegraph Companies, without extra charge. 
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To Centennial Grounds. 

Carriages will leave regularly from points 
in the City, as follows: 

Stand No. 1 — Penn'a R. R. Depot, West Phil- 
adelphia, on arrival of all trains. 

" 3— P. W. & B. Depot, Broad and 
Prime Sts., on arrival of all trains. 

" o — S. E. Cor. Broad and Chestnut 

Sts., every 15 minutes, from 8 A. 

M. to 6 P. M. 
" 4— S. W. Cor. 9th and Market Sts. 

every 15 minutes, from 8 A. M. 

to 6 P. M. 
" 5 — Cor. Broad St. and Girard Ave., 

every 3^ hour, from 9 A. M. to 4 

P. M. 
*' 6 — Cor. Ridge Ave. and Coates St. 

every 15 minutes, from 9 A. M. to 

IJP.'M. 
" 7— Cor. gth and Arch Sts., (Wood's 

Museum), every 15 minutes, from 

9 A. M. to 6 P. M. 
" 8— Cor. Broad and Walnut Streets, 

(Petry's Hotel), every 15 minutes 

from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. 
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" 10 

FARE 50 CENTS. 
Special calls made for Parties of Five, or 
more, without extra charge. 
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From Centennial Grounds. 

Carriages will leave for all parts of the 
City every 5 minutes, from 8 A. M. to P. M. 
from the following places : 

Forty-Second St. and Columelv Avenue, 
opposite United States Hotel. 

United States Hotel. 

Grand ExposrrioN Hotel. 

Globe Hotel. 

Doyle's Restaurant. 

FARE, 50 CENTS. 



Fair mount Park. 

Carriages will be in attendance at convenient 
points, to carry persons to all places of interest 
in and about the Park. These Carriages will 
be found superior to any others used for same 
purpose — just as comfortable, and much 
cheaper than public hacks, &c. 

Charges according to distance, from 25c. to 
$1 per passenger. 

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Places of Amusements. 

LOCATION. GEN'l ADMISSION. 

WOMEN'S CENTENNIAL. MUSIC HALL, Grand 

Concerts, Forrest Mansion, Broad & Master Sts. 

CHESTNUT ST. THEATRE, Chestnut St. ab. 12th,$l 00 
WALNUT " " 9th& Walnut Sts... 1 00 

ARCH " '• Arch St., above 6th.. 75c 

WOOD'S MUSEUM, Arch & 9th Sts , open all day. 
Concerts and Theatrical performances every af- 
ternoon and evening 50 & 75c 

ALHAMBRA PALACE, Broad & Locust Sts 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC, " " " 

FOX'S, (Variety), Chestnut St., above 11th 75c 

CARNCROSS & DIXON'S MINSTRELS, 11th St. 

near Chestnut • 75c 

GRAND CENTRAL, (Variety), Walnut St. ab. 8th, 50c 

NATIONAL, (Variety), 10th & Callowhill Sts 50c 

SIMMONS & SLOCUM'S, (Minstrels), 9th & Arch, 75c 
COLISSEUM, Broad & Locust Sts 

/?. R. Depots. 

*PENN'A & NEW YORK, 3->d & Market Sts. 
*P. W. <fe B., Broad St. & Washington Ave, 
^JERSEY SOUTHERN, (^ ^ _^ , ^ ^^ 
*WEST JERSEY, \ ^^^t of Market St. 

PHILADELPHIA & READING. 13tli & Callowhill Sts. 
NORTH PENN'A, Berks & American Sts. 
*CAMDEN & ATLANTIC, Foot of Vine St. 
WESTCHESTER, 31st and Chestnut Sts. 

*Carriage Tickets on Trains to Hotels, Residences, and 
Centennial Grounds. Fare, 50 cents. 

Exhibition Transfer Co. Carriages, 

Carry parties of Five, or more, to or from all Places of 
Amusements. Fare 50 cents. 

Orders by Philadelphia Local and Am. District Tele- 
graph Co.'s, without extra charge. 

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The Women's Centennial Music Hall, 
Forrest Mansion, 
Broad and Master Streets, 

Have specially engaged the Carriages of this 
Company, to convey their patrons to and from 
their concerts. The Carriages will leave from 
points convenient in all parts of the City, for 
the concerts, and will be in attendance to con- 
vey persons to their hotels or residences, after 
the performances. Tickets, reserving seats in 
same, can be procured in the Hall, thus avoid- 
ing the necessity of making a rush for seats in 
street cars, iS:c. 

The fare will be 25 cents each way. 

Persons wishing Carriages to call for them, 
at their residences, can be accommodated by 
applying at any of the Company's Offices, for 
an extra charge of 25 cents for each passenger. 

Orders for parties of Five, or more, received 
through Philadelphia Local and Am. District 
Telegraph Co.'s, without extra charge. 

This line of Carriages is under the immedi- 
ate auspices of the managers of the Concert, 
and every effort will be made to promote the 
comfort and convenience of their patrons. 
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HOTELS -City. 



LOCATION. RATE FEB DAT. 

CONTINENTAL. . . .9th & Chestnut Sts $5 00 

GIRAED 9th & Chestnut Sts 4 00 

COLONNADE 15ih & Chestnut Sts... $3 50 to 5 00 

LA PIERRE... Broad, near Chestnut Sts... 3 50 to 5 00 

ST. CLOUD Arch St., above 7th... 3 50 to 6 00 

ST. STEPHEN'S, Chestnut St., above 10th, 3 50 to 5 00 

BINGHAM 11th & Market Sts. . . 3 50 to 5 00 

MERCHANTS' 4th St., below Arch. . . 3 00 to 4 00 

WASHINGTON, Chestnut St., above 7th, . . 3 00 to 3 50 
AMERICAN.. . .Chestnut St., below 6th. . . 3 00 to 3 50 

ST. ELMO 317 Arch St... 2 50 to 3 00 

ST. GEORGE Broad & Walnut Sts. . . 5 00 

WEST END. . .Chestnut St., above 15th. . . European 

GUY'S Chestnut & 7th Sts... European 

MARKOE 919 Chestnut Sts... 1 50 to 4 00 



West Philadelphia. 



GRAND EXPOSITION, Girard & Lancas- 
ter Aves European 

GLOBE Belmont Ave... $5 00 

UNITED STATES, 42d & Columbia Ave. . 4 00 

TRANS-CONTINENTAL, Belmont & Elm Aves., 5 00 

AUBREY 33d & Walnut Sts . . . European 

ATLAS Elm Ave...$l 00 to 3 00 

MARBLE TERRACE, 33d & Chestnut Sts, European 

Exhibition Transfer Carriages to all Hotels, 
from Depots, &c. Tickets on Trains. 

in^^RE 50 CENTS. 

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Centennial Lodging House Agency. 



This Company will, by special arrangement, 
co-operate with the Centennial Lodging House 
Agency, by having Carriages in waiting at De- 
pots, on arrival of trains, to convey persons 
direct to the lodgings assigned them. Fare, 
50 cents. Tickets, securing seats in same, can 
be procured on the trains, from the Agents of 
the Union Transfer Co., who also take up 
checks and deliver baggage. 

Special accommodations will be provided 
for conveyance to Centennial Grounds, and 
other places of interest, on application at the 
Office of the Centennial Lodging House Agen- 
cy, or at the Offices of this Company. 

Large Parties will please give advance no- 
tice and orders. 

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From Steamships. 



Carriages will, by special arrangements, be 
in attendance on the arrival of the Steamers 
of the 

AMERICAN STEAMSHIP LINE, 

AND THE 

RED STAR LINE, 

To convey passengers to their Hotels and 
Residences. 

FARE, 50 CENTS. 



Baggage checked by Agents of the Union 
Transfer Co. 



Lines of Carriages will be run to League 
Island, Point Breeze, Belmont and Suffolk 
Parks, (at time of Races), Girard College, 
and other Public Institutions. 

Visiting permits provided. 
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FROM DEPOTS. 

Tickets sold on trains of the Penn'a, 
P. W. &i B., Camuen & Atlantic, and Jersey 
Southern R. Rds., good to all Hotels, Resi- 
dences and Centennial Grounds, b)^ the Agents 
of the Union Transfer Co. 

Fare, 50 Cents. 



TO DEPOTS. 

Carriages will leave the following places for 
all Trains : 

S. E. Cor. Broad and Chestnut Sts. 
S. E. Cor. Q)th and Chestnut Sts. 
American Hotel.^ Chestnut St. above ^th. 
St. Stephens'' 1018 " 
Washington " " " 7///. 

Merchant's ", 4th " Market. 

Guy's " ']th and Chestnut Sts. 

St. Elmo " 317 Arch St. 
St. Charles " 64 North yi St. 
Hotel Aubrey., - - West Philadelphia. 
Grafid Exposition Hotel,^' " 

\\\o Lancaster Ave.., " " 

FARE, 50 CENTS. 

Calling for persons on the route. 

Going off the route, for every 6 Blocks, each 
passenger, extra 25 cents. 

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American District Telegraph Co. 

OFFICES-NEVER CLOSED. 

1st District, N. E. corner 3d and Chestnut sts. 

2d " S. W. corner Seventh and Chestnut sts. 

3d " 1343 Chestnut st., above U. 8. Mint. 

4th " N. E. cor. Twentieth and DeLancy Place. 

5th " Fortieth and Locust sts., West Phil'a. 

6th " 4110 Lancaster ave. 

7th *' Corner 36th and Lancaster ave. 

8th " N. W. cor. 20th & Callowhill sts. 

9th " Callowhill above Broad street. 

10th " S. E. corner Eighth and Wood sts. 

SUB-STATIONS. 

Where Messages may be obtained. 

Exhibition Transfer Co, Depot, 4110 Lancaster avenue, 
West Philadelphia. 

Pennsylvania Rail Road Depot, 33d and Market sts., W. 
Philadelphia. 

Phil'a & Reading Rail Road Depot, Thirteenth & Cal- 
lowhill streets. 

Gerraantown & Norristown Rail Road Depot, Ninth and 
Greene streets. 

Boys at Cars on the arrival of every Train. 
Union Transfer Co., Office, S. E. cor. Ninth & Chestnut. 
Western Union Telegraph Office, Continental Hotel. 
Centennial Buildings, within Centennial Grounds. 
Court Rooms, generally, and Principal Hotels. 

(B^^ Orders for Carriages of the Exhibition 
Transfer Co. for parties of five, or more, re- 
ceived through any of the above offices, with- 
out extra charge. 

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General Description of the City, 



The streets of Philadelphia are laid out in 
parallelograms, at right angles to each other, 
making the system of numbering houses a sim- 
ple one. 

The houses on streets running east and west 
are numbered by hundreds, beginning at Front 
street near the Delaware river. The houses 
on the south side bear even numbers, those on 
the north side uneven numbers. Thus on the 
north side of Chestnut street, Beginning at 
Sixth and going west, are 6oi, 603, 605, etc. 
On the south side the numbers are 600, 602, 
604, etc. At Seventh street the numbers in 
700 begin, and so each successive street begins 
a hundred of its own number. 

Market street is taken as a dividing line 
between north and south for numbering hou- 
ses on streets running north and south. — 
The even numbers are on the west side 
of these streets, the uneven numbers on 
^the east side. No. i "North" and No. i 
"South" begin at Market street. No. 100 
' North begins at Arch street, the first principal 
street north of Market ; No. 100 South begins 
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at Chestnut, the first principal street south of 
Market. The following ai^ the names of the 
streets running parallel to Market street, north 
and south thereof. The numbers signif)^ the 
number which is given to the houses north 
and south, as the case may be, of the street to 
which it is attached. Those streets having no 
numbers are narrow or short streets between 
the principal avenues. 

List of Streets. 



NORTH. 

I Market — Filbert. i 

Commerce. 

Church. ICO 

lOO Arch — Cherry. 
200 Race, Branch. 

New. 200 

300 Vine — Wood. 300 

400 Callovvhill. 400 

Willow — Noble. 500 

Margaretta. 
500 Buttonwood. 600 

Spring Garden. Too 
600 Green, 

Mt. Vernon. 

Wallace — Melon 
700 Fairmount Ave. 800 

Olive. 900 

800 Brown — Parrish. 

Ogden. . 1000 

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SOUTH. 

Market — Jayne. 

Merchant, Minor. 

Chestnut. 

Sansom. 

Library, Dock. 

Walnut — Locust 

Spruce — Union. 

Pine. 

Lombard. 

Gaskill. 

South. 

Bainbridge. 

Monroe. 

Fitzwater. 

German. 

Catharine. Queen 

Christian. 

Marriott. 

Carpenter. 



NORTH. 




SOUTH. 


goo Poplar — Laurel. 


1 100 


Washington Av. 


Beaver. George. 




Ellsworth. 


I200 Girard Av., Stiles 


1200 


Federal, Marion 


1300 Thompson. 


1300 


Wharton. 


Seybert. 


1400 


Reed. 


1400 Master. 


1500 


Dickerson. 


1500 Jefferson. 




Greenwich. 


1600 Oxford. 


1600 Tasker. 


1700 Columbia Av. 


1700 


Morris — Pierce. 


1800 Montgomery Av. 


1800 


Moore — Siegel. 


igoo Berks. 


I goo 


Mifflin. 


2000 Norris — Otis. 


2000 


McLean. 


2100 Diamond. 


2100 


Snyder. 


2200 Susquehanna Av. 


2200 


Jackson. 


2300 Dauphin. 


2300 


Wolf 


2400 York. 


2400 


Ritner. 


2500 Cumberland. 


2500 


Porter. 


2600 Huntingdon. 


2600 


Shunk. 


2700 Lehigh Ave. 


2700 


Oregon Ave. 


2800 Somerset. 


2800 


Johnson. 


2goo Cambria. 


2 goo 


Bigler. 


3000 Indiana. 


3000 


Pollock. 


3100 Clearfield. 


3100 


Packer. 


3200 Alleghany. 


3200 


Curtin. 


3300 Westmoreland. 


3300 


Geary. 


3400 Ontario. 


3400 


34th Av. 


3500 Tioga. 


3500 


35th Av. 


3600 Venango. 


3600 36th Av. 



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See Carriage rates of Exhibition Transfer 
Co. for special parties. 



Alphabetical List of Places of Interest. 

Academy of Fine Arts, Broad street, above 
Arch. Admission, 25 cents. 

Academy of Natural Science, S. W. corner 
Nineteenth and Race sts. Open Tuesdays and 
Fridays P. M. Admission, 10 cents. 

American Philosophical Society, 104 S. Fifth 
street, below Chestnut. 

Athenaeum Library, Sixth St., bcl. Walnut. 

Arsenal, Frankford. 

Apprentices' Library, S. W. cor. Fifth & Arch. 

Blind Asylum, Twentieth and Race streets. 
Concerts Wednesday, p. m. Admission, 15c. 

Blockley Almshouse, West Philadelphia. — 
Tickets procured at 42 North Seventh st. 

Carpenter's Hall, built in 1770, Chestnut st. 
below Fouth, rear of bank building. 

Christ Church, built in 1753, Second street, 
above Market. 

County Prison, Eleventh st. and Passyunk 
av. Tickets at the Ledger Office. 

Custom-House, Chestnut st. bel. Fifth. 

Deaf and Dumb Asylum, cor. Broad and 
Pine sts. Tickets at Ledger Office. 

Franklin Institute, Seventh St., ab. Chestnut 
Admission free. 

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Franklin's Grave, S. E. cor. Fifth & Arch sts. 

Fairmount Park, 2991 acres, on the banks of 
the Schuykill and Wissahickon. 

Girard Gollege, Ridge av. ab. Nineteenth st. 
Tickets at Ledger Office. 

House of Correction, near Holmesburg. — 
Take cars on Penn'a R. R. at the Kensington 
Depot. 

House of Refuge, 23d and Brown sts. 

Insane Hospital, (Kirkbride's), Haverford 
av., West Philadelphia. 

Independence Hall, Chestnut st. bcl. Sixth. 
Open from 9 A. m. to 4 p. m. Tickets for ad- 
mission to the steeple furnished by the Super- 
intendent. 

Laurel Hill Cemetery, Ridge av. 

Masonic Temple, Broad St., bel. Arch. — 
Visitors admitted by card from resident mem- 
bers of the Order on Thursday from 10 a. m. 
to 2 p. M. Cards of admission also at the Led- 
ger Office. 

Mercantile Library, Tenth St., ab. Chestnut. 

National Museum, Independence Hall. — 
Open from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Free. 

Navy Yard, Front St., bel. Washington av. 
Take cars on' 7th or 2d st. 

New Navy Yard, League Island, mouth of 
the Schuylkill River. 

Naval Asylum, Gray's Fefry Road. 

Old Swedes' Church, oldest church in Phil'a 

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built in 1700, Swanson street, bel. Christian. 

Pennsylvania Hospital, 8th and Spruce sts. 

Penn Treaty Monument, Beach & Hanover. 

Penitentiary, (Eastern), Fairmount av. and 
2ist St. Tickets at Ledger Office. 

Philadelphia Library, (founded by Benjamin 
Franklin, (Fifth st., below Chestnut. 

Penna. Historical Society, 820 Spruce st. 

School of Design for Women, S. W. corner 
Merrick and Filbert sts. 

United States Mint, Chestnut st., above 13th. 
Open from g a. m. to 12 noon. Free. 

University of Pennsylvania, 36th & Wood- 
land av., West Philadelphia. 

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 17th st. 
and Montgomery av. 

Will's Eye Hospital, Race st.bet. i8th & 19th. 

Woodland Cemetery, Woodland av., West 
Philadelphia. 

Young Men's Christian Association, S. E. 
cor. Fifteenth and Chestnut sts. 

Zoological Gardens, Fairmount Park. 

The five principal Centennial Buildings in 
Fairmount Park are — The Main Exhibition 
Building, Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, 
Agricultural Hall, and Memorial Hall, (Art 
Gallery). 

Take Carriages of Exhibition Transfer Co. 
Limited, for parties of Five, or more. Fare 50 
cents. 

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Phil' a Local Telegraph Co, Lines. 

S. M. Plush, Gen'l Sup't. Henry Bentlet, 

W. P. Wheatland, Sec'y «& Treas. President. 

In Direct Communication tvith the Western 

Union Telegraph Co.'s Tjines to all parts 

of tJie United St<ites. 

Local Telegrams, {from one part of the City to another), in- 
cluding delivery by Messenger, when not more tlian 

ten squares from any Station, fiO cents for the 
first 10 words, 2 cents for eaeli additional word. 

LOCATION OF TELEGRAPH STATIONS. 
Main Office-101 South Third St., [second floor.] 



Baltimore Depot, Broad st. 

S. E. cor. Eighth & Chestnut. 

Southwark,1022 S. Second st. 

Delaware ave. Market, foot 
Dock st. (in the Gallery.) 

132 North Front st. 

S. E. cor. Third & Chestnut. 

Merchants'Hotel,4th b.Arcb 

Girard House,Read'g Room 

St.Cloud Hotel, Arch ab.7th 

Kensington— 1003 Beach st. 

Kensington Depot. 

North Penn'a Depot. 

S.E.cor.Qth & Spring Garden 

Bingham House, 11th st. 

La Pierre House, Broad st. 

N. E. cor. 18th & Market sts. 

321 N. Broad st., cor. Wood. 



Fairmount— 2204 Hamilton. 
West Phila— 3915 Market st. 
Mantua — Union Hotel, 31st 
and Haverford sts. 

Junction of Broad st., Eidge 
Eoad and Fairmount ave. 

N. W. cor. 22d & Pine sts. 

534 Girard ave., near 6th. 

Germantown, 4 West Chel- 
jten ave., 1 door from Main 

S. E. cor. Broad & Chestnut 
The above office is open day 
(f- night, including Sundays. 

N. Y. Depot- 31sl & Market 

Frankfort— 4310 Main st. 

Port Richmond— 1058 Rich- 
mond St., below York. 

1330 Girard ave., bel. Broad. 

Bentley^s T'elegraph Exchange, 107 S. Third St., (2d floor.) 

Parties of Five, or more, can order Carriages 
of Exhibition Transfer Co. from any of the above 
offices, without extra charge. 

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Memoranda. 



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Contents. 



PAGE. 

Exhibition Transfer Co, Limited. 

Public Notice 2 

Special Parties, rates, d-c 4 

Lines to Centennial Grounds 6 

" from " " 7 

Fairmount Park 7 

From Steamships 12 

" Depots 13 

To " 13 

Racing Parks, «&:c 12 

Places of Amusement S 

"Women's Centennial, Music Hall 9 

Hotels 10 

Centennial Lodging House Agency 11 

American District Telegraph Co 14 

Description of City Streets, «S:c 15 

Places of interest 18 

Phii/a Local Telegraph Co 21 



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UIBRftRV OF CONGRESS 




